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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Wednesday, January 17, 1990

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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 17, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes wednesday. January 17,1990 news updates �?~satanidverses1 London Man Rushdie Lishers to by edition of arguing in a monday that apr author Sal is pressing his pub to out a paperback he satanic verses Quot interview published of slim hostility to by if. Ward the Bolk Quot is totally  Wio has been in hiding under policy guard since Iran s leaders ordered his death ii months ago was quoted by the guardian newspaper As saying he expected his Pighi to continue. Quot one would a wish the thing to he was quoted As Ion daily Quot but i m f the problem. A me of the people it the Book took and it they would unsympathetic to cd As saying million hard Cov novel have been Kier 1988. Sinking i apr the Solas admitted that last year in deep 1 was plutonium in experts said. Norway s inst log ice said that Cal had  and re i reactor contains Active plutonium r fuels strontium come to an in telling the lot not the maker Quot i think if who protested the trouble to Sec that it is and them Quot he was i More than 1.1 or copies or the sold since septet soviet sul Oslo. Norw Viet government1 the sub that san Waters off Norw powered Norw i Johan Baarlie tule for radiation the soviet govern i cd to a norwegian veal cd that the suf 4.4 pounds of Radii 239, plus the nuclei 90 and cerium 137? the Mike Cis submarine caught fire last affix 7, killing 42 soviet seamen when it Sank in about 4,500 Eccl spa water 310 Miles West of Norway a Northern  there is a relatively Small amount of radioactive fuel. There Isnit much danger Jas Long As inc sub is allowed lot remain undisturbed on the sea  said Baarlie. Xerox loses suit Dallas apr More than s9 million in damages has been awarded to a 46-year-old Texas woman by a Federal court jury who found that Xerox corp. Discriminated against her because of her age. The jury awarded Elizabeth Layman 5284,000 in actual damages and s8.75 million in punitive damages concluding that Xerox had fraudulently induced Layman to relic air to California ai1 then refused to provide her with a Job. Xerox said in will Usk . District judge Sidney Fitzwater to overturn inc verdict. If he refuses the firm will Appeal. Car army i killing we Schwabish Many a amps a a Man woman was were injured Early she was driving Wai Dent with a . A  the Driver of to and a 24.year-old Ian car were Hosp Accident which olt the conditions of in the West German Able late monday a the names of to the Accident were West German and investigating the act spokesman for the exc Ticic false alarm about problems awakens shuttle astronauts Cape canaveral Fla. Apr columbian a Asl Ronals Rei led into a Day of medical and science  monday after their sleep was interrupted by an alarm signalling a Brief problem with a navigation by slim. Quot a a the five phantom signals that t _ a Rcd the buzzing alarm posed no threat to the Mission and the five Crew members went Back to bed. After waking at the Normal time commander Dan Brandenstein successfully tested the system and brought it Back on line. Mission control reported that the fleeting signals were in a Speed measuring accelerometer that is part of what s known As an inertial measurement unit or Imu a key component of the shuttles guidance by  the alarm sounded in the Cabin As the astronauts slept Brandenstein woke up and asked the control Center if there were anything he could do. Controllers told him the spaceship computer had shifted automatically to a second Imu that everything was of and to go Back to sleep. There Are three such devices aboard Only one is needed for a Safe flight bit flight rules dictate that if one failed Mission control would consider bringing the astronauts Home As soon As possible because of the possibility of a common problem in All three units. When the astronauts or arc wakened at the regular time two hours after inc alarm they were told that scientists on the ground had monitored the suspect unit and had,.detected no further problems. Brandenstein was told to put it Back in off Filion and realign it by  a Columbia Crew member Marsha Ivins conducts an Experiment with if clot determine if the biological rhythms associated with a 24-hour Day persist in space. Ing at two stars. Quot the Crew successfully did some celestial navigation Quot Mission control commentator Brian Welch said Quot we just go word that All looks Good. Imus i 2 and 3 arc All chugging along in Good shape Quot right director a1 Pennington said that five transient signals were received in a 10-minute program each indicate Thor a Lack of acceleration or a i. _ acceleration. A the problem May not be with the accelerometer but with one of the systems that transmits the data to Mission control Pennington said. Specialists were attempting to find out what went wrong. Campeau retailers file for bankruptcy Macau Sterns a will remain in business while _ Resi crated department stares inc. And Allied a a Jphn new York up  Debl plagued . Retailer Cam Lert Ftfe restructuring. Stores corp., have filed for bankruptcy  Protection from creditors. Allied Anali the filing under chapter 11 or the . Bankruptcy code was made monday in a Cincinnati court and came after efforts to restructure the retailers combined $7 billion debt were unsuccessful Federated and Allied said in a joint statement. W. Burden Iii. Chairman and Tive officer of Federated and s m. Zimmerman their Jyz rating officer  Champt a is not a situs Allf Goiri Pany would  the Lames re president and dried operating officer in retail insiders and securities analysts had viewed bankruptcy As them Gat Likely outcome of Allied a Iju  a Cash crunchw#4ssf-3ilch efforts last  Leture the retailers debts sued a message to 100,000 employees Mon a being in to which a la . Quot still there Are some and Yant secs that come from such a re organi Allied and Federated had been of Crijo  ing under a Cash crunch that left vendors the two executives said the filing reluctant to ship mar Chandise Tif their 10 eliminated months of uncertainty Quot that department store chains Fotr fear the retailers could not acct Lhoir obligations. Under cd Hapoff 11, Federated and Allied a Wutrich operate Bloomingdale a Buff role s. Abraham amp Straus Lazarus riches Goldsmiths inc Bon Marche Jordan Marsh Maas Brothers and have had a negative Impact on our bust  although a bankruptcy filing frees the Cincinnati based Rel Ailts from meeting immediate payments to Banks and bondholders in ensures suppliers that obligations made after the filing will be honoured. Campeau a Toronto based real estate development company bought Feder. Nice in 1988 for $6,6 billion and Allied a is not a is Luellna. Star Lair for $3.6 billion in transactions that bund the retailers under a Mountain of dbl. The re Bufton Aid they have negotiated agreements in part i Floc with Bankers to provide debt or in Poai Cion financing that would cover their . Federated would receive $40tjsl to Julion from a Syndicate of Banks led Burcl t Bank Over a one year period. Allied would receive $300 million Over 15 months from chemical Bank. The lines of credit arc subject to bankruptcy court approval the retailers said. Ruck collide t German Hall. West Ger year old West Ger tied and two people londay when the car involved in an Sci y truck in the town Olstadt 2vhon army Tutek is engr in inc civil lived following the rred at 6 15 . Military Driver and Iman were not Avail noon. People involved in Iol released. Boih a. Authorities arc enl according to a Tunon shield 90 44 it  blast  Bologna Italy apr an explosive with if tag that robbers used to blast open a Safe went Post office off prematurely monday wounding Al least 15 a robbery1 44 people during the Holdup in a the bandits exploded a bomb loft acc Post office police said. Open a Safe where More than $500,000a is in has by cd deposited for the payments police chief Luciano Cannarozzo said the bomb went off prematurely apparently injuring one of the bandits. Many of the  retirees lining up for pens Ptsy Mcwils police said. Said the payments had just begun when at least three people armed e to Parozzo said. The blast knocked air and Down a Wall and buried most of the a be Noney. At least 44 people were Hospital in amp Lfting said. The robbers  cars with Anun disclosed amount of Casno ohcs officer said. Since most of the Money we i used in the blast the haul was believed to be equal to Only several thousand dollars. French school bus crash kills 3 kids hurts 8 troyes. France apr three Chil Dren died and eight others were injured monday when their school bus v o t a fog shrouded Highway and air school bus veered  _ de Highway and into some Trees police said. The bus Driver transporting the children from the Nilly military base to school in troyes a City of 100,000 people East of Paris was also injured police said the identities and Ages of inc victims were not released. Base authorities said the students were children of both soldiers and civilian employees attending classes in nearby troyes. Police said the Driver lost control of the bus for unexplained reasons swerved off the Road into two Trees then Cut Back onto the route into the path of an oncoming truck the truck hit the bus but caused Little damage police said. The children appeared to have been killed in the collision with the Trees. Police did not say. Whether the truck Driver suffered any injuries  
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